Moonrise /
A small-town fable about violence and redemption, it is the final triumph of Frank Borzage, one of Hollywood's most neglected masters. Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, young Danny is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent...
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Blu-ray special edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
921. |
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| Summary: | A small-town fable about violence and redemption, it is the final triumph of Frank Borzage, one of Hollywood's most neglected masters. Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, young Danny is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormenter. As the police close in around him, Danny makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man's fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. Based on the novel Moonrise by Theodore Strauss. Special features: New conversations between Hervé Dumont and Peter Cowie; Essay by Philip Kemp. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet. |
| Format: | Blu-ray; region A; full screen (1.37:1); monaural; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Production Credits: | Music, William Lava ; director of photography, John L. Russell ; editor, Harry Keller. |
| ISBN: | 9781681434377 1681434377 |